1ADAM, Sheth, Enosh,
2Kenan, Mahalalael, Jered,
3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Mongolia, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6And the sons of Gomer: Ashchenaz, Diphar, and Togarmah. 7And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Doranim. 8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabachtha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Daran. 10And Cush begat Nimrod; and he began to be a mighty man in the earth. 11And Mizraim begat Ludim, Jaabim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 12Pathrusim, and Casluhim (of whom came the Philistines and Capedocians). 13And Canaan begat Zidon his first-born and Heth and 14The Jesubites and the Amorites and the Girgasites 15And the Hivites and the Arkites and the Sinites 16And the Arvadites and the Zemarites and the Hamathites. 17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphahshar, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gather, and Meshech. 18And Arphahshar begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 19And to Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan. 20And Joktan begat Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmoth, and Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 24Shem, Arphahshar, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug. Nahor, and Terah; 27Abram; the same is Abraham. 28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their generations: The first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kadar. Arbal, and Mibsam. 30Mishma, Romah, Massa, Hadad, Temna. 31Nator. Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 32The sons of Kenturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Maran, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Daran. 33And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Henoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Kenturah. 34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. 35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Elam, and Korah. 36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zoph, Gatham, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. 37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38And the sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Doshan, Ezar, and Dishan. 39And the sons of Lotan: Horar and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister. 40The sons of Shobal: Anon, Manahath, Ebal, Shaphar, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Ana, and Annah. 41The son of Annah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, Ashkan, Ithran, and Cheran. 42The sons of Ezer: Calhan, Zimran, and Jakan. The sons of Dishon: Uz, and Aram. 43Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dihab. 44And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45And after him Husham of the land of Teman reigned in his stead. 46And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Edomites in the fields of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Gewith. 47And when Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48And when Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 49And when Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Abcor reigned in his stead. 50And when Baal-hanan died, Hedad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pao; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51Hadad died also. And the princes of Edom were prince Timnah, prince Anwa, prince Jetheth, 52Prince Aholibamah, prince Elah, prince Pinon, 53Prince Kenaz, prince Teman, prince Mibzar, 54Prince Magdiel, prince Giram. These are the princes of Edom. Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. Lamsa (1933) |